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The Girl of Fire and Thorns | July 1, 2011

by Rae Carson (HarperCollins, Sept. 2011)

Ever since Kristin Cashore’s Fire, I have been craving a good fantasy read.  When a bookseller friend mentioned that Tamora Pierce has given a quote for The Girl of Fire and Thorns, I rushed to track down a galley and was not disappointed!  While a devout scholar of the Scriptura Sancta (sacred scriptures) and the Belleza Guerra (think Machiavelli), sixteen year old Princess Lucero-Elisa is inexperienced in political machinations of her father’s court.  It all changes when she is suddenly married to the neighboring king Alejandro de Vega to cement a secret alliance.  After being kidnapped from Alejandro’s palace, she becomes drawn in the revolutionary movement at the border and the war against ancient forces of magic.  To survive and protect those dear to her, Elisa must find out more about the mysterious Godstone in her navel and her destiny as god’s Chosen.  This engaging, lush fantasy adventure is a must-read!

 

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